There are 4 ways to get from Perth to Richards Bay by plane, bus, or car
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Fly to King Shaka International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)PER - DUR
- Take the bus from Ballito to Richards Bay
19h 6mR 9,605–17,789Fly to Richards Bay
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Richards Bay (RCB)PER - RCB
20h 32mR 10,130–32,169Fly to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, drive
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP)PER - MQP
- Drive from Nelspruit-Airport-MQP to Richards Bay
24h 5mR 9,645–27,759Fly to Pietermaritzburg, bus
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Pietermaritzburg (PZB)PER - PZB
- Take the bus from Pietermaritzburg to Durban
- Take the bus from Durban to Richards Bay
22h 47mR 10,991–31,290
Perth Airport (PER) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Perth to Richards Bay is to fly and bus which costs R 9 500 - R 18 000 and takes 19h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to Richards Bay is to fly and bus which takes 19h 6m and costs R 9 500 - R 18 000.
The distance between Perth and Richards Bay is 8050 km.
It takes approximately 19h 6m to get from Perth to Richards Bay, including transfers.
Richards Bay is 6h behind Perth. It is currently 11:02 PM in Perth and 5:02 PM in Richards Bay.
There are 187+ hotels available in Richards Bay.
What companies run services between Perth, WA, Australia and Richards Bay, South Africa?
South African Airways, Airlink, and two other airlines fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Richards Bay (RCB) twice daily.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Richards Bay via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–33,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Richards Bay via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–60,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–26,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Johannesburg, King Shaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–28,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–32,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–60,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Perth Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–26,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Perth Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–28,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–28,000
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Ballito to Richards Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 460–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Pietermaritzburg to Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 450–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Durban to Richards Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 470–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
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